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Google Upgrades TPU V9 to Bet on the AI Agent Era. MediaTek Secures Exclusive Orders for the First Time, Will It End Nvidia’s Chip Dominance?

TradingKeyJun 22, 2026 9:34 AM

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On June 22, analyst Ming-Chi Kuo reported that MediaTek has secured an exclusive order for Google’s upgraded TPU v9 chip, codenamed "Triggerfish," with production expected in 2028. This chip enhances inference for AI agents and reinforcement learning by increasing SRAM capacity, utilizing HBM4E memory, and adding a simulation die to mitigate CPU and memory bottlenecks. The project represents an incremental 1–2 million units, carrying a 30% price premium over the base model. This partnership strengthens Google’s cloud cost-efficiency and provides a strategic technological edge against Nvidia’s general-purpose GPU dominance in specialized AI agent environments.

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